Preferential
Preferential adjective - Manifesting partiality.
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Synonyms for Preferential
Special is a synonym for preferential in favoured topic. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Preferential", when it comes to topics like privileged, favored.
Special
Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Preferential is a synonym for special in favoured topic. You can use "Preferential" instead an adjective "Special".
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Related pairs
- preferred and preferential
- preferred and special
- choice and preferential
- choice and special
- advantageous and preferential
- advantageous and special
- prime and preferential
- prime and special
- fine and preferential
- fine and special
- particular and preferential
- particular and special
- exceptional and preferential
- exceptional and special
Both words in one sentence
- A similar situation occurs in "A Touch of Class", but in that instance the "Special Guest" is a con-man deliberately pretending to be a Lord to get preferential treatment.
Source: Mistaken for Special Guest -
In a unique fashion, its Lisa who expects preferential treatment, but Homer subverts this by pointing out that while he's the ref, he will not show her special favor.
Source: Nepotism - Throughout Heroes Of Lesser Earth, the character known as Freya is given special treatment due to being the Dungeon Master's Girlfriend, most notably in the comic entitled Preferential Treatment.
Source: Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend
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